Sumware - The original Musick player, only five Twisters were ever produced for it before it was banned as each had specific gene-altering effects.

Ultrakids - Those effected by the Sumware Twister "Ultrakid" by the Overactives. Gradually becoming younger, now a tightly organised crime syndicate of twelve year olds.

Nebuli - Those effected by the Sumware Twister "Heaven Knows I'm Considerable Now" by The Nebulous. All became sterile and campaigned for the use of Fecundity 10.

Dog People - Those effected by the Sumware Twister "I Wanna Be Your Dog" by Kay Neuf. Claiming to be the original dogpures.

Cat People - Those effected by the Sumware Twister "Scratchin' Fever" by Gasp and the Katz, turning to Catpures. Now very rare.

Robo People - Those effected by the Sumware Twister "Plastic Jesus" by Artificial Voice. Becoming more and more Robo, claiming to be the origin of Autogenics.

VURT

Hobarts Law of Exchange (Random Exchange) - Anything taken by Vurt whilst feathered up is exchanged for something Vurtual of roughly equal worth, no one knows who decides on the swop but it always falls within Hobarts Constant.

Hobarts Constant - Where R=V+/-H, H=0.2675. The margin of equality between Reality and Vurt, by which Worth is valued.

Haunting - The realisation that one is dreaming whilst in a feather. The Theatre becomes suddenly futile, losing all sense of urgency or reality.

Jerking Out, sl - Willingly leaving a feather Theatre and ending the dream. This is a built in safety guard in the lower level feathers but becomes more difficult depending on the Theatre quality and always results in a Creamed feather.

Theatre, sl - The name for the story, dream or scenario that is held in a dream feather. Applies to any feather that entertains but not to Silvers, Infofeathers, Credit Quills, etc.

Going Meta - Taking a Vurt feather as part of the Theatre, creating a dream within a dream. Highly dangerous for the psyche of the dreamer.

Mirror Meta - Taking a Vurt feather and then whilst in that Theatre finding the same feather and taking that. This creates a dream mirror and is even more dangerous for the psyche.

Riding Naked, sl - The ability of Vurt people to enter a Theatre, and so the Vurt, from memory of their past experiances.

Dream Smoke - Phantasm based mist used as raw material in the editing of Theatres before commiting to a feather.

Dream Snake (Naga) - Green and purple, venomous snakes that leak through from the Vurt. Used as Snake Scissors in the editing of Dream Smoke.

Vipers (Viral Implants) - Subconscious neurosis embodied as a Dream Snake, appearing in uncensored Theatre and put their by the editors lack of skill or equipment.

Condom Veil - A Vurt lock, edited into some feathers to prevent unauthorised access. Appearing as a tornado of incomprehensible numbers barring the way.

Sucker Feather - A Vurt feather used to record an original dream straight from the unconscious, sleeping mind. This is then used as the raw footage when creating Theatre.

Vurt Actor - Name refering to the two sides of Theatre creation. One is the original dreamer and the images they record onto the Sucker feather, the other is the actor who has enough Vurt in them to be filmed and transplanted into the Theatre.

Amorphology - The study of deep, lucid dreams; Vurtual visions and the nature of the Vurt itself.

Cop Feather - The Police use a seperate feather for their official communication, allowing every Cop to be organised via sub feathers, much like walkie-talkies.

Share Vurt - A free resource feather used by many. Payment for it is always optional but it's uses are often limited.

Advurts - Credits and advertisements built into low level Theatre that appear before the main dream.

Vurtually Immune (Do Do, Flightless, Unbeknownst) - Around 6% of the population find that they cannot dream at all and therefore are immune to the Vurt.

Worth - The value that Vurt places on any individual or object.

Metachemistry - The study of Vurt substances, their inate chemistry and how to mix or manipulate them with other substances.

Creamed, sl - When a Theatre is used once it will turn cream in colour. After that the feather is mundane and of no further use.

Game Cats, sl - Certain people are naturally tuned into the Vurt and quickly become the masterful elite of feather takers. They spend most of their time in the Vurt and have a legendary ability to gather secrets and keep ahead of events in the Real world.

Kittlings, sl - All Game Cats refer to those who wish to be a Game Cat as a Kittling. Endearing or insulting depending on it's context.

Feathered Up (Stroking In, Fluttering, Loading), sl - Taking a feather, putting it in the mouth and dreaming.

Morphic, sl - That perticular moment when reality changes, transformed or taken over by the Unreality of the Theatre.

Vurt Lag (Feather Drunk), sl - The disorientation or disasociation that occurs after Jerking Out of a Theatre.

Vurt Glaze, sl - The far away look in someones eyes while they are Feathered Up.

Shimmy, sl - A Pink feather slang derived from the name Chimera.

Shimmiographer - A editor of Pink feathers working for Chimera.

Vurtuals, sl - Those beings who originated wholely within the Vurt.

Vurt Angel - The Police presence in the Vurt, chasing down illegal feathers and dodgy Game Cats with the aid of large Vurt wings.

Stangeways Feather (His Majesties Vurt) - The Manchester prison where inmates sleep in Vurt, dreaming Theatre for the duration of their sentance.

Soapvurt, sl - An ongoing Theatre for mass consumption, released on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Bloodvurt, sl - A violent and gorey horror Theatre.

Hollyblood - A collective term for those feathers that come from San Francis Co., creators of the finest Bloodvurts and Horrorvurts.

Dogvurt, sl - A Theatre designed to appeal to Dogs and Dog lovers.

Pornovurt, sl - Another name for a Pink Theatre.

Juice, sl - Traces of pure Vurt in someones bloodline.

Deja Vurt, sl - Those with the Juice are prone to suffer from flashbacks to their Vurtual experiances.

Pillow Time (The Full Pillow), sl - Another term for a prison sentance.

Reality - The waking, real world. That which created the Vurt but is in itself not the Vurt.

Unreality - The collective dream state of the waking world. The Vurt.

Nureality - A dimension of pure information created by or within Robo's. The equivalent of a Robo dream state.

Ball Hammer - A device used to subdue Dream Snakes, one tap on the head and they become docile.

Snake Weed - A plant or herb originating from the same place as the Dream Snakes, this is used on the Ball Hammer and is the only cure for the Naga venom.

Vurtball - An advanced game of football where the supporters can buy feathers that allow them to experiance their favourite players actions during the game.